muwe
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Anglo-Norman mue.
Noun edit
muwe
- Alternative form of mewe (“cage”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old French muer.
Verb edit
muwe
- Alternative form of mewen (“to moult”)
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From mọ̀ (“to know”) + ùwé (“book”) (Èkìtì), (Oǹdó)/ mù (“to know”) + ùwé (“book”) (Ìjẹ̀bú). Cognates with Yoruba mọ̀wé
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mùwé
- (idiomatic, Ondo, Ekiti, Ijebu) to be intelligent; to be highly educated
- 2020, AI T, 8:42 from the start, in omo song in ondo dialect:
- Oígho mi dọ́mọ mi mùwé o, ọ̀mùwé má jùyà/ Ẹlẹ́dàá mi dọ́mọ mi mùwé o, ọ̀mùwé má jùyà. (Oǹdó)
- My orí, let my children be educated, the educated don't suffer/ My creator, let my children be educated, the educated don't suffer.
Derived terms edit
- ọ̀mùwé (“scholar”)